After a year of preparing the ship and crew, Schmidt Ocean Instituteās research vessel Falkor (too) has completed its first science expedition to Antarctica. The three-week expedition, which ended in early January, was ambitious in its science scope and required operational refinements to navigate safely in unfamiliar environmental conditions.āOperating our ship in the Southern Ocean marks a significant milestone in Schmidt Ocean Instituteās history,ā said Eric King, senior director of maritime infrastructure.